Agency-listedUSFS · dispersedFree
Upper Middle Frk Rock Crk-001
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · MT · 45.99746, -113.52818
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Upper Middle Frk Rock Crk-001
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 6,393 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Upper Middle Frk Rock Crk-001NIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Upper Middle Frk Rock Crk-001 · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater21 mi
- @Mail23 mi
- FFuel24 mi
- GGrocery24 mi
- MMechanic26 mi
- HHardware28 mi
- RxPharmacy29 mi
- LLaundry30 mi
- OOutfitter31 mi
- +Urgent care35 mi
- EVEV fast charger44 mi
- ShShower48 mi
- AAir-up49 mi
- DDump49 mi
- PPropane50 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 21-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 24 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 44-mi run (and back).
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Upper Middle Frk Rock Crk-001
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service · dispersed
Elevation
6,393 ft
State
MT
Coordinates
45.99746, -113.52818
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Upper Middle Frk Rock Crk-001 · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureMiddle Fork Rock Creek (stream) · nearby
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelConoco · ~24.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesSula Country Store & resort · ~24.5 mi
- PharmacyTrifty Drug Store · ~29.1 mi
- Hospital / clinicGranite County Medical Center · ~25.6 mi
- HardwareHardware Hank · ~29.0 mi
EV charging — from Upper Middle Frk Rock Crk-001 · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger44.0 mi straight-line E — Butte, MT - Grizzly Trail - Tesla Supercharger (at a rest stop) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 4 within 50 · 16 within 100 · 41 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS44.2 mi — Flying J Town Pump (Butte, MT), Butte
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO66.0 mi — Walmart 3259 (Missoula, MT), Missoula
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)30.1 mi — ApocWorld, Anaconda, MT · AMPUP · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2023-12-13 · hours: Contact site for information
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — The Ranch at Rock Creek - Tesla Destination, Philipsburg, 17.9 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 327427 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Upper Middle Frk Rock Crk-001 · Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · MT — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletMoose Lake Fishing Access · ~3.8 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCopper Creek Campground · ~4.8 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMoose Lake Guard Station · ~5.4 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMartin Creek Campground · ~10.4 mi SW · USFS
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Other camps near Upper Middle Frk Rock Crk-001
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Upper Middle Frk Rock Crk-002~1.2 mi
- Upper Middle Frk Rock Crk-003B~2.1 mi
- Upper Middle Frk Rock Creek-004~2.5 mi
- Carpp Creek-007A~2.5 mi
The unit that manages Upper Middle Frk Rock Crk-001
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Upper Middle Frk Rock Crk-001 are set by Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
Snow, and when this opens
The nearest automatic snow station is Calvert Creek at 6,410 ft, about 13 miles away. That is about the height of this camp, so it is a fair proxy. We do not repeat a depth here, because any number we stored would be stale by the time you read it — the station publishes today's.
How we know this — Upper Middle Frk Rock Crk-001
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
USFS/BLM authoritative: free & dispersed. Access not field-checked (assumed drive-up).
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Upper Middle Frk Rock Crk-001
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Upper Middle Frk Rock Crk-001
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →Off-grid communication →All field notes →
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